Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

"Deputy Division Commander Ge, Chief of Staff Wang's telegram!!!"

Outside Jinshi, behind the front battlefield, at the temporary command center, Ge Dayong moved the command center here from Bazhou County an hour ago.

"Ok?"

Ge Dayong was stunned at first, then he suddenly thought of something and showed a look of surprise on his face. He reached out to take the telegram and said with a smile, "It seems that the Chief of Staff has given me good news!"

As he spoke, he took the telegram and quickly read it. The smile on his face became brighter.

"Hahaha, it really didn't surprise me!"

"The Chief of Staff just sent a telegram saying they've completely blocked the Japs' route north. At the same time, they've wiped out most of the Japanese and puppet troops evacuating from Peking, and have driven the rest back to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan."

Hearing Ge Dayong's words, everyone in the temporary command center laughed.

"Deputy Division Commander Ge, the Japs' routes to the south and north have been cut off. They can't escape now!"

"No, you're wrong, they can still go into the sea!"

"Right, right, I'm narrow-minded. If there's nowhere to run on land, they can jump into the sea and swim back to the Japanese mainland!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"..."

For a moment, the entire temporary command center became more joyful and lively.

After the joke, Ge Dayong's expression turned serious. He said, "Since the road to the north is blocked and it's daybreak now, we've been preparing for a whole day and night. Now the time is ripe, it's time for us to make our debut!"

After hearing Ge Dayong's words, everyone present stopped smiling and looked at him with anticipation and excitement.

"I command!!!"

Feeling everyone's gaze, Ge Dayong's voice rang out: "All units, follow the predetermined battle plan and launch the attack within one hour!"

"Send a telegram to the 1st Air Brigade, instructing them to take off immediately and mobilize all available aircraft and bombers to bomb the Japanese and puppet troops."

"In this battle, we must win with honor and dignity, crush the Japanese and puppet troops with our strength, and let the world know our 1st Independent Division again!"

After hearing Ge Dayong's words, everyone's heart was also filled with excitement. The 1st Independent Division had fought many tough and fierce battles and had never failed since the day it was established.

However, this was the first time that nearly 1 Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out in a single battle. The most important thing was that this battle could be said to be the first large-scale combat application of all the heavy firepower and heavy equipment of the Independent 1st Division, though not the entire combat power of the Division.

Following Ge Dayong's order, the troops that had already begun preparations no longer concealed their activities and began to prepare openly under the surveillance of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Heavy tank armored brigade!

Three heavy artillery regiments, as well as a 122 rocket artillery regiment, two 107 rocket artillery regiments, and a self-propelled artillery regiment that came in for subsequent support.

Not counting the small and medium-caliber artillery pieces below 100 mm at the regimental level, the number of large-caliber artillery pieces alone added up to 370 to 380 pieces, nearly 400 pieces.

Empty 1 brigade!

"Brigade Commander, a telegram from Deputy Division Commander Ge!"

Gao Yuan, the commander of the 1st Air Brigade, soon received Ge Dayong's telegram.

"Hahahahaha!"

After a quick glance, Gao Yuan smiled happily and said to the deputy brigade commander Li Tang beside him, "The decisive battle in Jinshi is about to begin!"

"Hahahaha, I've waited for this moment for too long!"

"For this purpose, I have prepared 360 fighter planes and bombers."

At this point, Gao Yuan didn't waste any words and said directly: "Order, all brigades, temporary airfields, and airports, according to the predetermined plan, quickly take off and head to the Jinshi battlefield."

Seeing Gao Yuan's happy expression, Deputy Brigade Commander Li Tang also smiled and said, "That's right. If we win this battle, it will completely establish our victory in this campaign."

"Think about these past few days. Not to mention our brothers in the Army, just our 1st Air Brigade has dispatched an average of 2000 sorties per day."

"When the statistics are compiled after the war, I estimate that the 1st Air Brigade may have dispatched 13,000 aircraft."

"In the entire Chinese battlefield, including the Japanese, I'm afraid there has never been so many planes deployed in a single battle."

At this point, Deputy Brigade Commander Li Tang thought of something and said, "Of course, this data is astonishing, but the consumption is also astonishing."

"We've used up 70% to 80% of our stockpiled aerial bombs and napalm. Our 1st Air Brigade alone consumed 2,000 tons of various artillery shells. The fuel consumption was even more terrifying, at 13,000 tons."

"Fortunately, our oil fields and fuel plants are operating at full capacity. Otherwise, how much would it cost to buy fuel from the Bear Country?"

"I heard that the army has used up two-thirds of its inventory. They have much more reserves than we do, probably around 20,000 to 30,000 tons of ammunition."

"The logistics support troops have been operating at full capacity these past few days, and the amount of gasoline they've consumed is astronomical. Not as much as us, but it's still around 7,000 to 8,000 tons."

"This kind of battle may seem exciting, but it requires a lot of supplies and logistical support."

At this point, Li Tang couldn't help but sigh, "Sometimes, I'm really amazed and admire our teacher's vision."

"From the very beginning, we have continuously developed our industrial manufacturing. Without arsenals, oil refineries, automobile factories, the massive construction of railways and roads, and the vigorous development of our logistics forces, I'm afraid this battle wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"As for our Air Force 1st Brigade, we don't have that much fuel in reserve. Even if we have planes, they can't take off without fuel, let alone provide support. We can only watch helplessly."

Gao Yuan also nodded and said, "That's right. This is also because our Independent 1st Division has a commander who is very good at raising money and obtaining supplies through various channels. Otherwise, we can't withstand such a large consumption."

"However, for us, we consumed over tens of thousands of tons of various materials, but in exchange for the lives of over 200,000 to 300,000 Japanese and puppet troops, and captured the Peiping-Tianjin area, Chahar Province, and Suiyuan Province. These territories and populations were definitely a profit for us."

"A cannon shot is worth a fortune! This saying is truly true!"

"Sometimes, wars are fought over economics. If it weren't for the division commander constantly providing us with money, constantly developing ourselves, and constantly accumulating funds, we wouldn't have won this battle, or the victory wouldn't have been so smooth."

Gao Yuan and Li Tang do not need to go to the front. Compared to the front line, the pressure is slightly less. They only need to deploy troops and they also have time to think about this matter.

The two of them just did a rough calculation and they admired their teacher even more.

What the two of them didn't know was that Li Mingqiang, who stayed in Yuan County, had no more than four hours of rest a day these days. The high-intensity work was to ensure the operation of logistics.

The data in his hands was far more than what the two of them could simply calculate. The price paid for this battle was unprecedented in all the battles of the Independent 1st Division.

With the arrival of the first batch of 120 aircraft from the 1st Air Brigade, the prelude to the decisive battle of Jinshi officially began!